Middle East

Iraq: Ten Years Later -The Cost Was More Than Money

Ten years ago as the Iraqi war began, I wrote a column (March 27, 2003) “Cost of War Goes Far beyond Combat.” I projected a high-end money cost of: “$1.9…



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The Clock is Ticking for A US Attack on Iran

Troops in Iraq are already on their fourth and even fifth rotation, and the “surge” troops in Iraq for the past year are being sent home, not because their job of “stabilizing” Baghdad is done (hardly! violence is increasing!), but because there’s nobody left to replace them,



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The Difference Between Myanmar and Iraq

This is the difference between Myanmar and Iraq. The Burmese want democracy and are willing to do what must be done to capture their freedom for themselves. They aren’t asking Americans to come and die for their liberty, they are willing to do so themselves and, out of such epic strifes freedom is, indeed, born. It won’t come as the result of an invasion and occupation of a country which made no attempt on it’s own to overthrow it’s government.



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How Stupid Does Bush Think We Are? Answer: Very

What stands between Bush and the continuation of this bloody, immoral and ill-conceived war in Iraq? Certainly not the pathetic Democratic wimps who are supposed to be representing us in Congress!



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